# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2007-04-10 15:49:08 -0400: > Neil Conway wrote: > >On Tue, 2007-04-10 at 18:28 +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > > > >>The problem is that most of the standard methods are platform dependent, > >>as they require MAC addresses or a "good" random source, for instance. > >> > > > >http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-patches/2007-01/msg00392.php > > > >ISTM random() or similar sources is a sufficient PSRNG for the purposes > >of UUID generation -- I can't see anything in the RFC that would > >contradict that. > > > > > > How about we set up a contrib (I wish we'd fixed that) module with an > example function or two?
Thought I'd mention Ralph Engelschall's uuid library, comes with a PostgreSQL binding: http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ http://cvs.ossp.org/fileview?f=ossp-pkg/uuid/pgsql/uuid.txt&v=1.1 I only played with it some time ago. -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq
